| 词汇 | wafer-thin |
| 释义 | wafer-thin adjective uk /ˌweɪ.fəˈθɪn/ us /ˌweɪ.fɚˈθɪn/ extremely thin: 极薄的 The rooms were divided only by a wafer-thin partition wall.那些房间只用极薄的隔板隔开。 Thin and fine attenuate attenuated attenuation delicate elongated hairline leanly narrow narrowness paper-thin papery slender slimline slimness super-thin superfine tenuity thinly ultra-thin wispily You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Narrow and thin Examples of wafer-thinwafer-thin We have got into the habit of having salami slices, or even wafer-thin cucumber slices, of legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On that occasion, albeit with a wafer-thin majority, he retained the seat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wafer-thin explanation was that the newspapers telephoned and asked for an explanation, or for answers to their questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a wafer-thin decision between that and an entitlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When he took office in 1964, he did so with a wafer-thin majority and with a party which was split from top to bottom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the room next to us, which had wafer-thin walls, was the barrister representing the employer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The equivalent computing power is available today in a wafer-thin calculator that sits in the palm of your hand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wafer-thin chicken delicatessen product and the frozen chicken pies and ready meals offer customers a cheaper alternative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel as if we have a priceless, wafer-thin vase of great craftsmanship in our hands, but which now has to be carried from here over a very slippery floor. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English My majority might be described as wafer-thin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The effect is forms like hundreds of bundles of tiny needles--like porcelain coils or a row of wafer-thin porcelain discs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A wafer-thin, low-carbohydrate, wholewheat based crust was added to the menu in 2004. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This wafer-thin superstructure is something else altogether-more air than building. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He tries to earnestly build up a deft screenplay with a wafer-thin story (which is increasingly becoming his trademark). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The cape also contains a wafer-thin computer system which processes her mental commands received by the circuitry in her tiara. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of wafer-thin These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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